Who isn’t crunched for time? Crunched for money? In this day and age of there not being enough hours in the day or money to make ends meet, everyone is searching for easier solutions. Many of us are giving up our little luxuries, and pampering is certainly going to the wayside. I have found that by doing things at home not only saves me time and gas money, I am actually finding myself relaxing a bit doing my own facials and skin care treatments.
Doing this at home can be done using things that you have - no need to buy expensive kits or at-home facial products. Look through you beauty cabinet (or closet, as in my case) to find something that might work as a facial. I selected two products from Renee Rouleau to do my own little at-home facial.
I first used the Micro Crystal Cream ($37.50) to wash my face.
I warmed my face with a warm wash cloth and then applied a generous amount of the cream to my hands and slowly massaged my face. While I was doing this, I leaned over the sink with hot water running to help get some of the steam benefits. The cream says to massage for 60 seconds, but I took my time and did it for about three or four minutes. My skin immediately felt smooth as the Aluminum Oxide-micro fine crystals helped to smooth my skin. What I really liked about this was how my face felt after using it. I rinsed the cleanser off and then opened another almost hot washcloth and let it sit on my face until it felt cool.
Next, I opened a jar that contained the Vitamin C Mask ($36.50).
This is a clay based almost thick feeling cream that glides over skin. It smells nice and starts to tighten as it dries, which takes about a half an hour to be fully dried. I took yet another washcloth and ran it under hot water and placed it over my face to loosen the mask. As it started to cool, I massaged the mask off of my face and then rinsed until it was clear of the mask. My skin looked instantly brighter and whiter with it’s powerful yet stable form of Vitamin C and the melanin suppressing properties for lightening skin discolorations.
I am so impressed and will be making this mini-facial a once or twice a week habit. For a total of $74 and never leaving the house, I am sure to have a few months worth of mini-facials with using just these products alone.
To find out more about Renee Rouleau and her products, be sure to visit her online.
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